Which players had parents as their agents?

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

The only one I can think of is Eric Lindros.

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[member 105785]

Cody Hodgson

 

[Subway Schenn]

Willie Nylander.

 

[SingnBluesOnBroadway]

I believe Messier did.

 

[Nizdizzle]

Willie Nylander.

William Nylander is represented by Lewis Gross, not Michael Nylander.

 

[Kamiccolo]

William Nylander is represented by Lewis Gross, not Michael Nylander.

Has anyone ever seen Michael and Lewis in the same room together tho??

 

[Gentle Man]

Kawhi Leonard and his uncle.

Wrong sport though

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Can I get a half point for Jack Johnson?

 

[Paris in Flames]

Can I get a half point for Jack Johnson?

That's more than Jack Johnson got out of it.

 

[Eat The Rich]

Alex Ovechkin. While not officially his agent, his mother negotiated his current contract.

 

[blood gin]

Wonder how this is looked upon by other players. Having a parent as your agent. I mean sure it's a way to keep the money in the family but are they going to be as efficient as a real trained pro agent?

How do other players look at it? Is it sort of like the guy who still lives at home at 35?

 

[Eat The Rich]

Wonder how this is looked upon by other players. Having a parent as your agent. I mean sure it's a way to keep the money in the family but are they going to be as efficient as a real trained pro agent?

How do other players look at it? Is it sort of like the guy who still lives at home at 35?

I'm sure other players would love not having to pay their agent a percentage of their salary.

 

[Leafs87]

Wonder how this is looked upon by other players. Having a parent as your agent. I mean sure it's a way to keep the money in the family but are they going to be as efficient as a real trained pro agent?

How do other players look at it? Is it sort of like the guy who still lives at home at 35?

I think most players know their value. I personally don’t see the need for a agent if you’re a star. Agents really only help the most when you’re a not so saught after players. Especially UFA

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Wonder how this is looked upon by other players. Having a parent as your agent. I mean sure it's a way to keep the money in the family but are they going to be as efficient as a real trained pro agent?

How do other players look at it? Is it sort of like the guy who still lives at home at 35?

Depends on said parents background.

If parent is a lawyer or financial person, it might not be that much of a stretch.

 

[Kamiccolo]

Mike Babcock and Zach Hyman come to mind

 

[blood gin]

I'm sure other players would love not having to pay their agent a percentage of their salary.

Or their better non blood relative agent gets them a higher salary than Jill from the PTA

 

[pheasant]

Can I get a half point for Jack Johnson?

No, but you can use future points as collateral to borrow as many points today as you want.

What could go wrong?

 

[The Macho King]

I think most players know their value. I personally don’t see the need for a agent if you’re a star. Agents really only help the most when you’re a not so saught after players. Especially UFA

Contracts are more than dollar value. Look at how badly Doughty did with his new contract (in structure) to see the benefits of an agent.

Edit: Also, the vast majority of these players have High School Diplomas at most (and probably didn't focus a whole bunch at school anyway). Probably not the level of expertise and understanding of contracts to go in with when the other side is advised by teams of lawyers from places like Proskauer and Skadden.